Frequently Asked Questions
The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are questions and answers about Compliance,
Safety, Accountability (CSA) that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
(FMCSA) compiled to assist the public. As questions come in through the website,
FMCSA adds them to the database along with their answers. If you do not see your
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How is the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) addressing motor
carriers with a history of size and weight violations?
Answer
Results from the Operational Model Test have demonstrated the difficulties of enforcing
size and weight violations through Compliance, Safety, Accountability interventions
that FMCSA and State Safety Investigators (SIs) conduct. Alternative methods to
address this safety issue are currently in development. These methods include a
more refined collection of detailed size and weight violation data and notifications
in systems that roadside inspectors use to identify carriers with patterns of prior
size and weight violations. In the meantime, size and weight violations have been
removed from the Safety Measurement System (SMS). However, it is important to note
that roadside inspectors will continue to cite these violations at the roadside,
and SIs will continue to address these violations, including implementing potential
enforcement actions if appropriate, through investigations.
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